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1:00 PM ET, April 10, 2011

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Robert Berkvist / New York Times:
A Director of Classics, Focused on Conscience  —  Sidney Lumet, a director who preferred the streets of New York to the back lots of Hollywood and whose stories of conscience — “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “The Verdict,” “Network” — became modern American film classics …
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Reuters:
Sidney Lumet, director of classic films, dies: report
Discussion: TMZ.com
Tom Ayres / Digital Spy:   Director Sidney Lumet dies, aged 86
Us Weekly:
Reese Witherspoon, Jim Toth Enjoy “Happy” Family Honeymoon in Belize  —  Happy honeymooners!  —  Less than two weeks after tying the knot, newlyweds Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth touched down in Belize for a romantic six-day honeymoon stay.  —  “They didn't ask for any VIP treatment …
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People.com:
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth Spotted on Honeymoon in Belize  —  Reese Witherspoon deserves some rest and relaxation - and she's getting it with new husband Jim Toth in Belize, where the couple were seen this week on their honeymoon, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  It's been a whirlwind few weeks …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: American Idol's Pia Toscano Scores a Record Deal!  —  Well that was fast!  —  Less than 24 hours after her shocking early American Idol exit, season 10 finalist Pia Toscano has scored a record deal, UsMagazine.com has exclusively confirmed.  —  The 22-year-old New Yorker …
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AceShowBiz.com:   Pia Toscano Kind of Expecting to Be Eliminated From ‘American Idol’
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Holly Madison: Kendra Wilkinson Will Do Better Than I Did on Dancing  —  Holly Madison's stint on Dancing with the Stars may have been short-lived, but she thinks her former Girls Next Door costar, Kendra Wilkinson, could go all the way to win the competition's coveted disco-ball trophy.
Discussion: HollywoodNews.com
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Liam Neeson Cut Out of The Hangover Part II  —  First the wiener-nibbling monkey, and now Liam Neeson!  —  Except the amorous primate was only cut out of the theatrical trailer for The Hangover Part II.  Neeson's cameo as a Bangkok tattoo artist, however, has been excised from the entire film.
Discussion: Hollywood.com and Movieline
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Jeff Sneider / Variety:
Neeson ‘Hangover’ cameo cut, re-shot  —  Nick Cassavetes has been re-cast in the role  —  EXCLUSIVE: Liam Neeson's cameo as a Bangkok tattoo artist in “The Hangover Part II” has been cut, director Todd Phillips exclusively told Variety, and Nick Cassavetes has been re-cast in the role that was originally envisioned for Mel Gibson.
Christine Fenno / PopEater:
‘Sister Wives’ Polygamist Kody Brown Expecting a Baby With Fourth Wife Robyn  —  When proud polygamist Kody Brown, of the TLC reality series ‘Sister Wives,’ married his fourth wife back in May, both newlyweds had their hands full: Kody, 43, was already the father of 13 children with his first three wives …
Discussion: Perez Hilton, omg! and Bumpshack.com
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Jersey Shore’ cast gets six-figure raise — EXCLUSIVE  —  The good news for the Jersey Shore cast: They're getting a huge raise.  —  The other piece of good news: They get to spend it shooting next season in Italy.  —  And the bad news is... actually, for the Shore cast, there is no bad news.
RADAR:
Nick Cannon Races To Be With Mariah Carey — Is She In Labor?  —  Nick Cannon was at the Reality Rocks Expo in Los Angeles Saturday, but bolted from several planned interviews to be at this wife's side, RadarOnline.com has learned.  —  PHOTOS: Mariah Carey Through The Years
Catriona Wightman / Digital Spy:
Robert Sheehan not returning to ‘Misfits’  —  Robert Sheehan will not be returning for the third series of Misfits.  —  The show's executive producer Petra Fried announced the news at the Kapow convention in London today.  —  Sheehan's character Nathan, who has appeared in the show since it began in 2009 …
Christine Fenno / PopEater:
Did Charlie Sheen Invite Chuck Lorre On Stage to Kiss and Make Up?  —  Charlie Sheen brought his ‘Torpedo of Truth’ tour to New York City, headlining Radio City Music Hall on Friday.  The warlock continued his trend of wearing the sports gear of each town he visits, this time donning a Yankees shirt and cap.
 
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